#runpainfree

In today's episode, coach Jessica Marie Rose Leggio offers up pearls of wisdom for any runner who suffers from sprained ankles. She explains why ankles roll and why looking at your feet isn't the answer.  Why ankles roll Sprained ankles are a common problem for runners. Yet, most runners don't know that the underlying cause has nothing to do with your ankles. The primary reason relates to your hips. This reasoning is because your ankles and your hips are synonymous in terms of movement. If your hips are out, so too are your feet.  "Pain is never where it is coming from. It is the result of dysfunction; the root cause is somewhere else. The good news is that this injury is easy to fix with the right conditioning work. However, the bad news is most runners don't do this. Instead, the most common response is to go to a running store and get fitted with a stability sneaker. Newsflash! In "stability" sneakers, your ankles are still wonky, and your hips are still unstable.  In "stability" sneakers, none of t